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Below this was an inscription for McVinnie’s brother John, who was killed in action in France in August, 1918, at the age of twenty-three.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Timbie and the Hello Girls Military Honors and Remembrance Project work to ensure the women's gravesites include inscriptions recognizing their military service.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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That was the takeaway from his interview with Politico, an epitaph for the continent’s migration policy, strategic posture and governing class.—
Newsweek Editors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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Finale affirm Hamlin’s career epitaph is heartbreak: Denny Hamlin -- at age 44 the greatest driver to never win a Cup Series season championship -- was three laps away from his first, but instead left Phoenix Raceway as downtrodden as he’s been.—
Greg Cote
November 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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